Robot Installs New Hip Socket 🤖
Acetabular component (hip socket) orientation and position are important factors in the short- and long-term outcomes of total hip replacement. It is crucial that the surgeon has accurate and precise control over the orientation and position of the implanted cup (new hip socket). Improper acetabular cup implant orientation and position can lead to: limited range of motion; increased dislocation rate; accelerated wear of polyethylene, metal-on-metal and ceramic-on-ceramic bearings; fatigue fracture of highly cross-linked polyethylene; squeaking of ceramic-on-ceramic bearings and ceramic fracture; worse patient-reported outcomes; iliopsoas tendinitis; leg length discrepancy and poor biomechanics; increased osteolysis and aseptic loosening; component migration; higher revision rates. Robotic-assisted cup placement assists your surgeon by matching and holding the cup position/alignment to match the 3-D preoperative plan. #hiparthroplasty #hippainrelief #hipsocket
